Support Service

The Child and Adolescent Health Services provides support to children and families where the young person is experiencing significant mental health difficulties. Professionals who work with young people with mental health issues can make a referral in order to gain support from CAMHS. If you are concerned about your child then contact your GP.

Click on the link below to find out about any further support, advice and information you and your child can access.

SENDIASS provides a free information and advice service to those with SEN and their parents or carers.

Click here to view the full SEND information.

The Independent Parental Special Education Advice service provides a range of services to help families get the right education for children and young people with a range of special educational needs.

Their services include Information Services, Advice Line and Tribunal Helpline as well as online resources that are downloadable from their website.

Child Law Advice provide specialist advice and information on child, family and education law to parents, carers and young people. They cover a range of tops including Special Educational Needs.

The Worcestershire branch of the National Autism Society aim to provide information and support to those with autism and their parents or carers.

​They aim to represent the needs of people and families affected by ASC and raise awareness and help influence change in the Worcestershire area.

If you would like to find out more information on NAS and what they are currently working on then please contact them via email worcestershire@nas.org.uk

Here2Help is a community action scheme, originally dedicated to helping those who needed support during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now evolving the service so it offers advice, support and help to a wide range of services across Worcestershire.

As lockdown begins to ease, Here2Help will still help to support people who need to self-isolate and offer support to those who are unable to seek help from family, friends or neighbours.

​Here2Help has been such a success, we have expanded the range of resources available. Here2Help will provide support for people of all ages and is available for both residents and organisations to access information, advice, tools, guidance and local support available to them or others in the local community based on their needs

The Autism Support Group  meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 8pm-10pm, for parent meetings. They have a variety of speakers attend the meetings and have meetings where parents have opportunities to chat and exchange ideas. They also organise family activities once a month, usually on a weekend.

The address for the meetings are:- Red Lion Pub (function room), Red Lion Street, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, B48 7LG. People can contact them via their Facebook page Bromsgrove and Redditch Autism Support Group.

Or via email: charm.bluebell@blueyonder.co.uk 

Being a parent is so rewarding but can also be challenging at times, no more so than during COVID-19, whether its support with routines or encouraging your children to listen, We have some great strategies & techniques to help & support you!

We also support with childcare funding advice.

​Our FREE service supports parents of children and Young people 0 to 19 years and facilitates a variety of evidence-based groups for parents. The groups give the opportunity to learn new strategies build their confidence and strengthen their family relationships.

Our groups are both informative and supportive.

Click here to view the full Starting Well guide.

We are a group of parents and carers in Worcestershire and South Birmingham area (we now meet virtually making it easier for parents to seek support), whose children have come out to them as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-binary or Gender-fluid. There are other categories too. We may have more than one such child and they may have come out at any age from very young into adulthood.

Woodrush High School offers a range of pastoral and SEND support to help students with their wellbeing, learning and personal development.

The school has a dedicated pastoral team who work closely with students and families to support emotional wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and engagement with learning. Students are encouraged to speak with trusted staff if they are experiencing difficulties.

Families are encouraged to maintain regular communication with the school to ensure the right support is accessed when needed.